The media ranked both State and Carolina high in the preseason, something neither school lived up to.

On paper, State is the better team. Carolina improved a lot since their first meeting, but they are a younger team, and have more room to improve. I don't read too much into Carolina beating State, but the game did show Roy's coaching ability and the intensity and desire of the Carolina players.

Carolina is definitely trending upward, but they have a tough road ahead with their remaining games, while State has already played most of their difficult games.

I'll take Roy's coaching over Gott's, but I think the matchups in the ACCT as well as the NCAAT will have a lot to do with which team fares better.

To answer your question, State has older, more experienced players, but Carolina has the better coach. All factors considered, the teams are pretty even, but State may go further in the tourneys.

With only two weeks to go in the regular season, the differences between the Wolfpack and the Tarheels couldn't be more pronounced.

One of these schools is a virtual lock for the NCAA tourney, having already amassed an impressive 19 wins against only 8 losses. The other is struggling, and clearly on the NCAA bubble with a mere 19 wins and a staggering 8 losses.

One of them has been a virtual scoring machine this year, piling up an impressive 78.1 points per game. The other has struggled to find its offensive touch, averaging a mere 78.1 points per game to date.

Of course, one of these schools has been helped tremendously by the bias of the referees - so much so that they have only been called for 15 fouls per game. The other team finds itself always playing 8 against 5, which is reflected in the fact that due to bad calls they have averaged 15 fouls per game by their stalwarts.

oooooooooo Seth Davis says that Kenpom might be one the sites members are free to look at ....

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-basketball/news/20130221/hoop-thoughts/ On the NCAA's own internal website, there is a link that reads &quot;Links to Other Sites.&quot; Those sites are: NCAA RPI, Polls, Sagarin Ratings, CollegeRPI.com, RPI Ratings, LRMC Rankings, Pomeroy Rankings, Composite Ranking, Conference Monitoring, ESPN BPI. Jeanie Boyd, a veteran NCAA staffer who works closely with the committee from inside the room, told us that she has seen members arrive at selection week with their own rankings that aren't among those listed. Those other metrics are definitely a part of the discussion. If there is a big discrepancy between the rankings, the committee will go into a discussion to probe further into the numbers.

Then playing State is what put it there, because it was lower before Saturday's game. Doooooh

Makes sense. Carolina dragged ours down and State pulled Carolina's up. So they probably did swap RPI spots.

How about those quality wins now?

— Posted by TruthBKnown Banned Again01

There comes a point, TBK, when it's time to man up instead of your ifs,ands, buts, becauses, and whatever conspiracy theory you can dream up. Stop digging your hole deeper. There's a reason I don't talk trash when I have no ground to stand on. There's a reason I don't thump my chest about preseason championships. Maybe you could learn from that....or maybe you can continue to blame Swofford.

— Posted by Hans

Everyone knows he's the ultimate clown. Even he doesn't believe most of the BS he spews. When he can't think of any more dumb conspiracies, he trying to find other ways to find and explain failure. He needs to start working smarter and not harder.......Just look in the mirror and the reflection of failure would stare right back.

History tells us that unc is INcapable of winning a National Championship with MORE than 4 total losses. no such history exists, to suggest that NCSU is NOT capable of winning it all, with MORE than 4 total losses.

Facts, they make life :)fun:)

— Posted by WolfPackInTheHizzy4Shizzy

Yet your team has ONLY two championships to show for all the losing!

#statelogic

— Posted by larrys080 .v1

LOL

WHICH FACT did I mis-represent, lil larr??

is the REALIZATION, that the pansies have ZERO chance of winning it all this season (based on historical, FACTUAL, Data), causing you a bit of trouble???

History tells us that unc is INcapable of winning a National Championship with MORE than 4 total losses. no such history exists, to suggest that NCSU is NOT capable of winning it all, with MORE than 4 total losses.

Facts, they make life :)fun:)

— Posted by WolfPackInTheHizzy4Shizzy

Yet your team has ONLY two championships to show for all the losing!

#statelogic

— Posted by larrys080 .v1

LOL

WHICH FACT did I mis-represent, lil larr??

is the REALIZATION, that the pansies have ZERO chance of winning it all this season (based on historical, FACTUAL, Data), causing you a bit of trouble???

History tells us that unc is INcapable of winning a National Championship with MORE than 4 total losses. no such history exists, to suggest that NCSU is NOT capable of winning it all, with MORE than 4 total losses.

Facts, they make life :)fun:)

— Posted by WolfPackInTheHizzy4Shizzy

State should be capable EVERY year then for sure if its based on MANY losses! Congrats on the stat of the day!

— Posted by larrys080 .v1

Another of shizzyhizzys silly rationalization post. In a little bit he will be talking about how it was a GOOD thing for uNC to beat his wolfers.

History tells us that unc is INcapable of winning a National Championship with MORE than 4 total losses. no such history exists, to suggest that NCSU is NOT capable of winning it all, with MORE than 4 total losses.

Facts, they make life :)fun:)

— Posted by WolfPackInTheHizzy4Shizzy

State should be capable EVERY year then for sure if its based on MANY losses! Congrats on the stat of the day!

— Posted by larrys080 .v1

Another of shizzyhizzys silly rationalization post. In a little bit he will be talking about how it was a GOOD thing for uNC to beat his wolfers.

History tells us that unc is INcapable of winning a National Championship with MORE than 4 total losses. no such history exists, to suggest that NCSU is NOT capable of winning it all, with MORE than 4 total losses.

History tells us that unc is INcapable of winning a National Championship with MORE than 4 total losses. no such history exists, to suggest that NCSU is NOT capable of winning it all, with MORE than 4 total losses.

Facts, they make life :)fun:)

— Posted by WolfPackInTheHizzy4Shizzy

State should be capable EVERY year then for sure if its based on MANY losses! Congrats on the stat of the day!

I am sure we all are really impressed with your silly logic......not even considering the record for the past 3 -4 weeks or momentum. What other period would you like at..the first 4 weeks of the season?????? Nice try though. Have fun...toodles...now back to the Shatzoo 4 some for you!!!! ROFL!!!!!

— Posted by Heels2Win1982

Just for you Wolfiehizzyshizzydizzy......KA_BLOOM.....and a mushroom cloud erupts over your head......You and Kennie G can .......well you know!!! BAHHHHHHHHAAAA.....State kollege = Losers at their finest hour!!!!!!

With only two weeks to go in the regular season, the differences between the Wolfpack and the Tarheels couldn't be more pronounced.

One of these schools is a virtual lock for the NCAA tourney, having already amassed an impressive 19 wins against only 8 losses. The other is struggling, and clearly on the NCAA bubble with a mere 19 wins and a staggering 8 losses.

One of them has been a virtual scoring machine this year, piling up an impressive 78.1 points per game. The other has struggled to find its offensive touch, averaging a mere 78.1 points per game to date.

Of course, one of these schools has been helped tremendously by the bias of the referees - so much so that they have only been called for 15 fouls per game. The other team finds itself always playing 8 against 5, which is reflected in the fact that due to bad calls they have averaged 15 fouls per game by their stalwarts.

Can you tell which team is which?

— Posted by Ken D.

The team with the strongest RPI and the most quality wins?

— Posted by TruthBKnown Banned Again01

Unc has a higher RPI. Dooooooh

— Posted by The Honorable JacobSummers

Then playing State is what put it there, because it was lower before Saturday's game. Doooooh

Makes sense. Carolina dragged ours down and State pulled Carolina's up. So they probably did swap RPI spots.

With only two weeks to go in the regular season, the differences between the Wolfpack and the Tarheels couldn't be more pronounced.

One of these schools is a virtual lock for the NCAA tourney, having already amassed an impressive 19 wins against only 8 losses. The other is struggling, and clearly on the NCAA bubble with a mere 19 wins and a staggering 8 losses.

One of them has been a virtual scoring machine this year, piling up an impressive 78.1 points per game. The other has struggled to find its offensive touch, averaging a mere 78.1 points per game to date.

Of course, one of these schools has been helped tremendously by the bias of the referees - so much so that they have only been called for 15 fouls per game. The other team finds itself always playing 8 against 5, which is reflected in the fact that due to bad calls they have averaged 15 fouls per game by their stalwarts.

Can you tell which team is which?

— Posted by Ken D.

The team with the strongest RPI and the most quality wins?

— Posted by TruthBKnown Banned Again01

I see you are deciding to honor your bet. It's about time. This is the start of rebuilding your cred so don't mess it up. As far as RPI and SOS, you better not rest on that or you will be on the outside looking in.

— Posted by Rameses Unchained

I honored my bet last time, as well. But I won that one.

— Posted by TruthBKnown Banned Again01

No, you didn't. You welched, and even your fellow State fans have said as much. The fact that you refuse to acknowledge this fact doesn't make it any less true.

I am sure we all are really impressed with your silly logic......not even considering the record for the past 3 -4 weeks or momentum. What other period would you like at..the first 4 weeks of the season?????? Nice try though. Have fun...toodles...now back to the Shatzoo 4 some for you!!!! ROFL!!!!!

When state is 5-6 and the UNC is 9-3 and just beat state how could one not say UNC is the best team right now? Except someone trying to just use stats which is foolish........only use wins and you are correct

— Posted by Heels2Win1982

Who is 5-6 and who is 9-3 again?

— Posted by TruthBKnown Banned Again01

TBK you are such a dunce! You know what I am saying....ALL wolfer fans do...ROFL!!! BAHHAAAAAAAAAAAA! LOSERS!!!

I did not pick a time frame...just the past few weeks of ACC play Kenny G. Face it your little riddle was just a bunch of nonsense but I am sure it impressed young mattie! ROFL!!!Either a team is hot and on a winning streak or not and on a losing run....this means UNC &gt; State Kollege!

When state is 5-6 and the UNC is 9-3 and just beat state how could one not say UNC is the best team right now? Except someone trying to just use stats which is foolish........only use wins and you are correct

— Posted by Heels2Win1982

Who is 5-6 and who is 9-3 again?

— Posted by TruthBKnown Banned Again01

I think he was saying in the last 11-12 games

— Posted by wmarti

I think we do that a lot here. That is, pick a time period that is the most flattering to our school, or most hurtful to our rival's school. Not just during a season, but going back into history.

Did those two teams play the same opponents, with the same players, on the same court during that time frame? I doubt it. And it really doesn't matter. Both teams won their head to head game on their home court, and by comparable margins. Local fans will split hairs about their differences, just because they want to stick up for their team (well, maybe not hans). But fans around the country will pay no attention to the hair splitting, and neither will pollsters, analysts and selection committees.

Right now, I think these two teams are on the same line when it comes to NCAAT seeding. They could still separate in the next three weeks, but I don't think they will separate by much.

When state is 5-6 and the UNC is 9-3 and just beat state how could one not say UNC is the best team right now? Except someone trying to just use stats which is foolish........only use wins and you are correct

When state is 5-6 and the UNC is 9-3 and just beat state how could one not say UNC is the best team right now? Except someone trying to just use stats which is foolish........only use wins and you are correct

With only two weeks to go in the regular season, the differences between the Wolfpack and the Tarheels couldn't be more pronounced.

One of these schools is a virtual lock for the NCAA tourney, having already amassed an impressive 19 wins against only 8 losses. The other is struggling, and clearly on the NCAA bubble with a mere 19 wins and a staggering 8 losses.

One of them has been a virtual scoring machine this year, piling up an impressive 78.1 points per game. The other has struggled to find its offensive touch, averaging a mere 78.1 points per game to date.

Of course, one of these schools has been helped tremendously by the bias of the referees - so much so that they have only been called for 15 fouls per game. The other team finds itself always playing 8 against 5, which is reflected in the fact that due to bad calls they have averaged 15 fouls per game by their stalwarts.

Can you tell which team is which?

— Posted by Ken D.

The team with the strongest RPI and the most quality wins?

— Posted by TruthBKnown Banned Again01

I see you are deciding to honor your bet. It's about time. This is the start of rebuilding your cred so don't mess it up. As far as RPI and SOS, you better not rest on that or you will be on the outside looking in.

History tells us that unc is INcapable of winning a National Championship with MORE than 4 total losses. no such history exists, to suggest that NCSU is NOT capable of winning it all, with MORE than 4 total losses.

Then playing State is what put it there, because it was lower before Saturday's game. Doooooh

Makes sense. Carolina dragged ours down and State pulled Carolina's up. So they probably did swap RPI spots.

How about those quality wins now?

— Posted by TruthBKnown Banned Again01

There comes a point, TBK, when it's time to man up instead of your ifs,ands, buts, becauses, and whatever conspiracy theory you can dream up. Stop digging your hole deeper. There's a reason I don't talk trash when I have no ground to stand on. There's a reason I don't thump my chest about preseason championships. Maybe you could learn from that....or maybe you can continue to blame Swofford.

— Posted by Hans

And that time is after the season is said and done. Like I said, there's a lot of basketball left to be played.

After reading the post games comments its clear UNC wanted this game more. Mcdonald, and Bullock said they wanted to win bad!! I didnt see this in State. CJL look like his mind was a thousand miles away. Brown got outplayed by a FRESHMAN, AND YOU ARE SUPPOSE TO BE ONE OF THE BEST PG'S IN THE COUNTRY. Big Rich, Scott, and T J played well. Yes UNC is the better team right now. I predict CJL will have 27pts, 12 boards the next game. My question is, How do you not get up for UNC with a chance to sweep (CJL)?

When state is 5-6 and the UNC is 9-3 and just beat state how could one not say UNC is the best team right now? Except someone trying to just use stats which is foolish........only use wins and you are correct

Then playing State is what put it there, because it was lower before Saturday's game. Doooooh

Makes sense. Carolina dragged ours down and State pulled Carolina's up. So they probably did swap RPI spots.

How about those quality wins now?

— Posted by TruthBKnown Banned Again01

There comes a point, TBK, when it's time to man up instead of your ifs,ands, buts, becauses, and whatever conspiracy theory you can dream up. Stop digging your hole deeper. There's a reason I don't talk trash when I have no ground to stand on. There's a reason I don't thump my chest about preseason championships. Maybe you could learn from that....or maybe you can continue to blame Swofford.

With only two weeks to go in the regular season, the differences between the Wolfpack and the Tarheels couldn't be more pronounced.

One of these schools is a virtual lock for the NCAA tourney, having already amassed an impressive 19 wins against only 8 losses. The other is struggling, and clearly on the NCAA bubble with a mere 19 wins and a staggering 8 losses.

One of them has been a virtual scoring machine this year, piling up an impressive 78.1 points per game. The other has struggled to find its offensive touch, averaging a mere 78.1 points per game to date.

Of course, one of these schools has been helped tremendously by the bias of the referees - so much so that they have only been called for 15 fouls per game. The other team finds itself always playing 8 against 5, which is reflected in the fact that due to bad calls they have averaged 15 fouls per game by their stalwarts.

Can you tell which team is which?

— Posted by Ken D.

The team with the strongest RPI and the most quality wins?

— Posted by TruthBKnown Banned Again01

I see you are deciding to honor your bet. It's about time. This is the start of rebuilding your cred so don't mess it up. As far as RPI and SOS, you better not rest on that or you will be on the outside looking in.

With only two weeks to go in the regular season, the differences between the Wolfpack and the Tarheels couldn't be more pronounced.

One of these schools is a virtual lock for the NCAA tourney, having already amassed an impressive 19 wins against only 8 losses. The other is struggling, and clearly on the NCAA bubble with a mere 19 wins and a staggering 8 losses.

One of them has been a virtual scoring machine this year, piling up an impressive 78.1 points per game. The other has struggled to find its offensive touch, averaging a mere 78.1 points per game to date.

Of course, one of these schools has been helped tremendously by the bias of the referees - so much so that they have only been called for 15 fouls per game. The other team finds itself always playing 8 against 5, which is reflected in the fact that due to bad calls they have averaged 15 fouls per game by their stalwarts.

Can you tell which team is which?

— Posted by Ken D.

Great work Ken. To add one line...the team who is trending up vs. trending down. The Pack clearly has issues, while the Heels seem to be finding answers to their issues. It's not in the stats as much as MO-mentum, and who is healthy. Dexter is getting stronger every game while Lo is obviously affected by is ankle. Then our key guy who tended to disappear is starting to re-appear in other ways besides the scoreboard, that would be JMM, and the Packs guy who tends to disappear is still doing just that, Mr. Leslie. Howell is an anchor, and Wood gives you what he gives you. TJ and Purvis have shown flashes of brilliance however they are not as consistent as needed, but they give good effort. The Pack was already thin and with Leslie's head being an issue, and Lo's ankle holding him up, the Pack is probably playing about 1/2-3/4 of a player short right now.

UNC is definitely the better team and coach. State has better talent and seniority but pitiful coaching! Overall UNC is the better Team and is 9-3 for last 12 games whereas the wolfers are 5-6 for last 11 games. Any fool can see who is better and hopefully that includes you Ken D. If not you have been totally screwed up over on Shatzoos forum of 4. ROFL!!!

— Posted by Heels2Win1982

I certainly agree with your statement that any fool can see which is better.

I'd have to say MoDuke nailed it. The fact is the only way you can really distinguish between these two teams is if you have a vested interest in the answer. If you look at their resumes without knowing or caring whose names were on the jerseys you'd say they were pretty even.

And which team will go deeper into the NCAAT will depend less on which of them is &quot;better&quot; and more on how their strengths and weaknesses match up with those of the teams they face in the tourney through luck of the draw.

Somebody posted on another thread that the people who vote in the polls are pretty smart guys. I don't think so. They are no smarter than you or I. If they were, they would have realized a couple of months ago that neither program deserved their preseason ranking. They got those rankings because voters recognized the names of the returning players, and assumed that what happened at the end of last season was a predictor for this season.

This will be a wide open NCAAT. IMO, there are at least a dozen teams that could win it all, and twice that many with a realistic shot at the Final Four. Don't be surprised if any (or none) of the top four teams in the ACC is one of them.

Then playing State is what put it there, because it was lower before Saturday's game. Doooooh

Makes sense. Carolina dragged ours down and State pulled Carolina's up. So they probably did swap RPI spots.

How about those quality wins now?

— Posted by TruthBKnown Banned Again01

There comes a point, TBK, when it's time to man up instead of your ifs,ands, buts, becauses, and whatever conspiracy theory you can dream up. Stop digging your hole deeper. There's a reason I don't talk trash when I have no ground to stand on. There's a reason I don't thump my chest about preseason championships. Maybe you could learn from that....or maybe you can continue to blame Swofford.

— Posted by Hans

That's what differentiates you from the whackos on here. You are grounded in reality and the whackadoos like TBK live on fantasy island. Not a single one of them have the nads to admit you were right Hans. Not a single one of them.

With only two weeks to go in the regular season, the differences between the Wolfpack and the Tarheels couldn't be more pronounced.

One of these schools is a virtual lock for the NCAA tourney, having already amassed an impressive 19 wins against only 8 losses. The other is struggling, and clearly on the NCAA bubble with a mere 19 wins and a staggering 8 losses.

One of them has been a virtual scoring machine this year, piling up an impressive 78.1 points per game. The other has struggled to find its offensive touch, averaging a mere 78.1 points per game to date.

Of course, one of these schools has been helped tremendously by the bias of the referees - so much so that they have only been called for 15 fouls per game. The other team finds itself always playing 8 against 5, which is reflected in the fact that due to bad calls they have averaged 15 fouls per game by their stalwarts.

Can you tell which team is which?

— Posted by Ken D.

The team with the strongest RPI and the most quality wins?

— Posted by TruthBKnown Banned Again01

Unc has a higher RPI. Dooooooh

— Posted by The Honorable JacobSummers

Then playing State is what put it there, because it was lower before Saturday's game. Doooooh

Makes sense. Carolina dragged ours down and State pulled Carolina's up. So they probably did swap RPI spots.

How about those quality wins now?

— Posted by TruthBKnown Banned Again01

There comes a point, TBK, when it's time to man up instead of your ifs,ands, buts, becauses, and whatever conspiracy theory you can dream up. Stop digging your hole deeper. There's a reason I don't talk trash when I have no ground to stand on. There's a reason I don't thump my chest about preseason championships. Maybe you could learn from that....or maybe you can continue to blame Swofford.

With only two weeks to go in the regular season, the differences between the Wolfpack and the Tarheels couldn't be more pronounced.

One of these schools is a virtual lock for the NCAA tourney, having already amassed an impressive 19 wins against only 8 losses. The other is struggling, and clearly on the NCAA bubble with a mere 19 wins and a staggering 8 losses.

One of them has been a virtual scoring machine this year, piling up an impressive 78.1 points per game. The other has struggled to find its offensive touch, averaging a mere 78.1 points per game to date.

Of course, one of these schools has been helped tremendously by the bias of the referees - so much so that they have only been called for 15 fouls per game. The other team finds itself always playing 8 against 5, which is reflected in the fact that due to bad calls they have averaged 15 fouls per game by their stalwarts.

Can you tell which team is which?

— Posted by Ken D.

The team with the strongest RPI and the most quality wins?

— Posted by TruthBKnown Banned Again01

Unc has a higher RPI. Dooooooh

— Posted by The Honorable JacobSummers

Then playing State is what put it there, because it was lower before Saturday's game. Doooooh

Makes sense. Carolina dragged ours down and State pulled Carolina's up. So they probably did swap RPI spots.

How about those quality wins now?

— Posted by TruthBKnown Banned Again01

But your BFF harr was clamoring on and on about state having beaten 3 top 50 teams. He was using the unc win as part of your resume. Face it you all were. Now all you poor losers are just trying to feel better about that whooomping you took yesterday. Hey it was a quality loss. You lost to a better team. Nothing to be ashamed of. You should be used to it by now.

With only two weeks to go in the regular season, the differences between the Wolfpack and the Tarheels couldn't be more pronounced.

One of these schools is a virtual lock for the NCAA tourney, having already amassed an impressive 19 wins against only 8 losses. The other is struggling, and clearly on the NCAA bubble with a mere 19 wins and a staggering 8 losses.

One of them has been a virtual scoring machine this year, piling up an impressive 78.1 points per game. The other has struggled to find its offensive touch, averaging a mere 78.1 points per game to date.

Of course, one of these schools has been helped tremendously by the bias of the referees - so much so that they have only been called for 15 fouls per game. The other team finds itself always playing 8 against 5, which is reflected in the fact that due to bad calls they have averaged 15 fouls per game by their stalwarts.

Can you tell which team is which?

— Posted by Ken D.

The team with the strongest RPI and the most quality wins?

— Posted by TruthBKnown Banned Again01

Unc has a higher RPI. Dooooooh

— Posted by The Honorable JacobSummers

Then playing State is what put it there, because it was lower before Saturday's game. Doooooh

Makes sense. Carolina dragged ours down and State pulled Carolina's up. So they probably did swap RPI spots.

How about those quality wins now?

— Posted by TruthBKnown Banned Again01

LOL busted on the RPI comment and now goes to quality wins....Dook...ok...how about losing to Wake Forest (143 RPI) so wipes that out.

No one is disputing that the two teams are really close...unfortunately the media, pundit and fans raised the expectations so high that State fans can't come to grips with reality

With only two weeks to go in the regular season, the differences between the Wolfpack and the Tarheels couldn't be more pronounced.

One of these schools is a virtual lock for the NCAA tourney, having already amassed an impressive 19 wins against only 8 losses. The other is struggling, and clearly on the NCAA bubble with a mere 19 wins and a staggering 8 losses.

One of them has been a virtual scoring machine this year, piling up an impressive 78.1 points per game. The other has struggled to find its offensive touch, averaging a mere 78.1 points per game to date.

Of course, one of these schools has been helped tremendously by the bias of the referees - so much so that they have only been called for 15 fouls per game. The other team finds itself always playing 8 against 5, which is reflected in the fact that due to bad calls they have averaged 15 fouls per game by their stalwarts.

Can you tell which team is which?

— Posted by Ken D.

The team with the strongest RPI and the most quality wins?

— Posted by TruthBKnown Banned Again01

Unc has a higher RPI. Dooooooh

— Posted by The Honorable JacobSummers

Then playing State is what put it there, because it was lower before Saturday's game. Doooooh

Makes sense. Carolina dragged ours down and State pulled Carolina's up. So they probably did swap RPI spots.

How about those quality wins now?

— Posted by TruthBKnown Banned Again01

How about your team now?

You talked so much smack over the summer. Your team's failure to live up to the hype couldn't happen to a better fan or fan base.

What was that you were saying about Gottfired returning your team to greatness?

With only two weeks to go in the regular season, the differences between the Wolfpack and the Tarheels couldn't be more pronounced.

One of these schools is a virtual lock for the NCAA tourney, having already amassed an impressive 19 wins against only 8 losses. The other is struggling, and clearly on the NCAA bubble with a mere 19 wins and a staggering 8 losses.

One of them has been a virtual scoring machine this year, piling up an impressive 78.1 points per game. The other has struggled to find its offensive touch, averaging a mere 78.1 points per game to date.

Of course, one of these schools has been helped tremendously by the bias of the referees - so much so that they have only been called for 15 fouls per game. The other team finds itself always playing 8 against 5, which is reflected in the fact that due to bad calls they have averaged 15 fouls per game by their stalwarts.

Can you tell which team is which?

— Posted by Ken D.

The team with the strongest RPI and the most quality wins?

— Posted by TruthBKnown Banned Again01

Unc has a higher RPI. Dooooooh

— Posted by The Honorable JacobSummers

Then playing State is what put it there, because it was lower before Saturday's game. Doooooh

Makes sense. Carolina dragged ours down and State pulled Carolina's up. So they probably did swap RPI spots.

With only two weeks to go in the regular season, the differences between the Wolfpack and the Tarheels couldn't be more pronounced.

One of these schools is a virtual lock for the NCAA tourney, having already amassed an impressive 19 wins against only 8 losses. The other is struggling, and clearly on the NCAA bubble with a mere 19 wins and a staggering 8 losses.

One of them has been a virtual scoring machine this year, piling up an impressive 78.1 points per game. The other has struggled to find its offensive touch, averaging a mere 78.1 points per game to date.

Of course, one of these schools has been helped tremendously by the bias of the referees - so much so that they have only been called for 15 fouls per game. The other team finds itself always playing 8 against 5, which is reflected in the fact that due to bad calls they have averaged 15 fouls per game by their stalwarts.

With only two weeks to go in the regular season, the differences between the Wolfpack and the Tarheels couldn't be more pronounced.

One of these schools is a virtual lock for the NCAA tourney, having already amassed an impressive 19 wins against only 8 losses. The other is struggling, and clearly on the NCAA bubble with a mere 19 wins and a staggering 8 losses.

One of them has been a virtual scoring machine this year, piling up an impressive 78.1 points per game. The other has struggled to find its offensive touch, averaging a mere 78.1 points per game to date.

Of course, one of these schools has been helped tremendously by the bias of the referees - so much so that they have only been called for 15 fouls per game. The other team finds itself always playing 8 against 5, which is reflected in the fact that due to bad calls they have averaged 15 fouls per game by their stalwarts.

No clear favorite - how they have gotten to where they are is what drives perception , two weeks ago Moo U fans were on here talking NIT for UNC - now they find themselves essentially even with that same team. This time of the year is about momentum , one week you may have it and the next you don't . There was some high expectations on this years Pack's team - right now they aren't living up to those .

With only two weeks to go in the regular season, the differences between the Wolfpack and the Tarheels couldn't be more pronounced.

One of these schools is a virtual lock for the NCAA tourney, having already amassed an impressive 19 wins against only 8 losses. The other is struggling, and clearly on the NCAA bubble with a mere 19 wins and a staggering 8 losses.

One of them has been a virtual scoring machine this year, piling up an impressive 78.1 points per game. The other has struggled to find its offensive touch, averaging a mere 78.1 points per game to date.

Of course, one of these schools has been helped tremendously by the bias of the referees - so much so that they have only been called for 15 fouls per game. The other team finds itself always playing 8 against 5, which is reflected in the fact that due to bad calls they have averaged 15 fouls per game by their stalwarts.